chloe's birthday photo link

oops...i guess i forgot to post the birthday photo link. here it is:

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birthday girl

had a great birthday. lots of friends, food, and bocce. today was chloe's "one year checkup" 75th percentile for height and weight....22.25 pounds! she can now sit forwards in the car which will be a treat, i'm sure. no new teeth yet...but still doing well, nonetheless. she's such a big girl and looks a lot like her daddy. she's super fun and she's got a super silly personality....go figure, she's ours! for sure. :)
be sure to check out the new video....wagon from auntie kate and fun with uncle mike.

almost one year old

where does the time go? almost one year old.....i don't even know where to begin. it's been such an amazing/exhausting/exciting time. chloe continues to be super sweet and surprises us every day. i started my new job and dad took over the daycare again....the first day of school, i came home and chloe met me in the kitchen saying "ma ma ma ma ma ma" so cute. she gets super excited whenever mom or dad comes home or downstairs in the morning and has to run over to you to give you a hug. she's met a couple of little kids recently and has immediately gone up to them to hug them! i guess we need to get her in a playgroup so she can socialize with some of "her people." we've spent a lot of time outside the past month as she's become faster at walking and more curious of the world. she loves the yard and picks up as many things as she can at the same time. often, she'll have multiple rocks, leaves, flowers, and gardening implements in both hands and tries to figure out how to pick up something new without dropping what she has. she loves the sprinklers (see video) and also has become obsessed with dogs. we went to the park down the street and she totally crashed a picnic so she could pet a dog. she also beelined it towards a dog who was playing fetch with its owner in the field. when she gets close enough to touch, she gets really excited and a little scared and starts babbling like crazy. she's obsessed with her shoes and will not leave you alone until you put her shoes on..even in the house. her and our cat olive have started a little love-hate pet session from time to time. hilarious....when olive starts to protest, chloe "talks" back. she loves her books and likes when you read to her and she stares intently on the pictures and is good at turning the pages by herself. she still only has 2 teeth....but i can see the toothbuds under her gums...so they'll be coming soon.

i'm constantly amazed at how beautiful and curious and sweet she is. i still have a hard time realizing that i'm a mom...34 years without her and only 1 with her...but what a great year it's been. :)

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11 months old

i think back one year ago and how much has changed. i was getting ready for the school year to begin (as i am now), but with a different mindset. last year was so unknown and a little scary and a LOT uncomfortable being pregnant and this year i'm sad to be going back as it will be cutting into my chloe time! we've had a great summer. zsuzsi came to visit yesterday and we had a nice dinner and then some fun time in the back yard. chloe loves being outside and being able to walk everywhere. i took her to the park yesterday too and she had her first swing and slide. she was more interested in watching the other kids. she loves "reading" her books outloud...even if they are upside down! she loves mimicking coughs or the neighbor's dog barking or when you clear your throat! can NOT believe she's almost one. it's gone so fast!

2 kodak gallery album links are below...


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i'm pretty sure she's going to be a musician

what do you think?

she's walking!

I KNEW IT! she's walking! this past weekend, she decided that she was done with just a few little steps here and there and is a walking machine! now she walks at every opportune moment and does so until she's so tired that she can't walk anymore! lots of fun. am in total denial that tomorrow is august 1st and that means that school will be back in session soon. i officially start back on the 21st..but will be there a few days early to set up my new room and go to new teacher orientation. lots to do between now and then!

10 months old

our girl is growing so fast! no walking yet...just a few steps at a time. lots of babbling and being social. she ALWAYS gets attention every time that we go out in public. summer's been great, aside from the few heatwaves that we've had. otherwise, all is well. just wanted to add some new photos for her 10 month milestone.